I'm very late to the Halo franchise, but now that I've got ahold of the Master Chief Collection and got to play Halo: Combat Evolved, I can see why this game was so influential and why it meant a lot for a generation of gamers.

I don't know what else I could add to what has already been said, other that the gameplay is really tight, the enemy AI is refreshingly smart, and the vehicle mechanics are great.

Except at the final escape. I either suck at driving the Warthog in tight spaces or the controls are too slippery. Either way, I can't wait to play the next game.